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350 - تَفسيرُ الجَماعةِ

350. The Interpretation of Congregation

1113.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - وقد سُئلَ : ما جَماعةُ اُمّتِكَ ؟ - : مَن كانَ على‏ الحقِّ وإنْ كانوا عَشرَةً .1

1113. The Prophet (SAWA), when asked, 'Who are the congregation of your community?', replied, 'Those who are with the truth, even if they are but ten people.' 2

1114.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - وقد سُئلَ عن تفسيرِ السُّنّةِ والبِدْعةِ والجَماعةِ والفُرْقةِ - : السُّنَّةُ - واللَّهِ - سُنّةُ محمّدٍ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ، والبِدعَةُ ما فارَقَها ، والجَماعةُ - واللَّهِ - مُجامَعَةُ أهلِ الحقِّ وإنْ قَلُّوا، والفُرْقةُ مُجامَعَةُ أهلِ‏الباطلِ وإنْ كَثُروا .3

1114. Imam Ali (AS), when asked to explain the terms: sunna [Prophetic practice], innovation, congregation and division, said, 'By Allah, the sunna is the tradition of Muhammad (SAWA); innovation is anything that deviates from it; the congregation is the gathering of people who are with the truth, even if they are few in number; and division is the dissention of people who are with falsehood, even if they be many in number.' 4

1.معاني الأخبار : ۱۵۴ / ۲ .

2.Maani al-Akhbar, p. ۱۵۴, no. ۲

3.كنز العمّال : ۱۶۴۴، بحار الأنوار : ۲ / ۲۶۶ / ۲۳ مع تفاوت يسير في اللفظ .

4.Kanz al-Ummal, no. ۱۶۴۴ and Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۲, p. ۲۶۶, no. ۲۳

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